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Rig Veda 8.54.8: Mandala 8, Sukta 54, Mantra 8

Sukta 8.54

Rishi: Praskaṇva (named in the verse; within Kāṇva lineage)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Not securely determinable from excerpt alone; requires full metrical scan

वयं त इन्द्र स्तोमेभिर्विधेम त्वमस्माकं शतक्रतो । महि स्थूरं शशयं राधो अह्रयं प्रस्कण्वाय नि तोशय ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 8.54.8

vayáṃ ta indra stómebhir vidhema tvám asmā́kaṃ śatakrato | máhi sthūráṃ śaśayáṃ rā́dho ahráyaṃ práskaṇvāya ní tośaya ||

Chcielibyśmy służyć tobie, o Indro, naszymi hymnami; tyś jest nasz, o stuprotna Wolo. Ustanów dla Praskanwy wielką, solidną, niezmniejszającą się obfitość - spraw, by spoczęła w nim jako bezpieczne posiadanie.

वयम्we
वयम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेto you
ते:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्/तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; here 2nd person enclitic)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper) संबोधन
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोमेभिःwith hymns/praises
स्तोमेभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
विधेमmay we serve/offer; may we do (for you)
विधेम:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु; उपसर्ग वि-) → वि-धा
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्माकम्of us / our
अस्माकम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शतक्रतोO hundred-powered one
शतक्रतो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet) संबोधन
Rootशतक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि ‘having a hundred powers/rites’)
महिgreatly; greatly (indeed)
महि:
विशेषण (क्रिया-विशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमहि (अव्यय; also related to मह्/महान् semantic field)
स्थूरम्strong, stout, abundant
स्थूरम्:
कर्म (विशेष्य-रूपेण राधः)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थूर (प्रातिपदिक)
शशयम्swift, impetuous
शशयम्:
कर्म (विशेष्य-रूपेण राधः)
TypeAdjective
Rootशशय (प्रातिपदिक; ‘swift/impetuous’, Vedic)
राधःbounty, gift, wealth
राधः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootराधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अह्रयम्unfailing, unerring
अह्रयम्:
कर्म (विशेष्य-रूपेण राधः)
TypeAdjective
Rootअह्रय (प्रातिपदिक; ‘unfailing/undelaying’, Vedic)
प्रस्कण्वायto Praskanva
प्रस्कण्वाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootप्र-स्कण्व (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषि-नाम)
निdown; fully (as preverb)
नि:
क्रिया-विशेषक (उपसर्ग)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
तोषयgladden/satisfy (you)
तोषय:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootतुष् (धातु) → तोषय (णिच् causative stem)

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